SS 8 Communism

_____________was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union 

• WWII

• WWI

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

The _________________, held 4–11 February 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States,

• Munich Conference

• Yalta Conference

• Treaty of Versailles

• Nuremburg Conference

a political ideology focused on building a socioeconomic order without social classes, without money and without a governing body.

• Communism

• Totalitarianism

• Democracy

• Theocracy

an alliance of countries from Europe and North America

• NATO

• USA

• CIA

• ACC

a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania

• Yalta Conference

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

USA provided economic aid to European countries after WWII if they agreed to resist communism

• Yalta Conference

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

USA provided military aid to countries fighting against communist influences

(Turkey and Greece)

• Yalta Conference

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

During the cold war the us wanted to stop the spread of communism

• Containment

• Totalitarianism

• Communism

• Nazi

What were the main issues after WWII in Europe?

• Nazis had taken over lots of cities

• European economy was suffering and cities were destroyed

• Lots of men had lost their lives and homes

• Europeans were looking to move to America to escape the reminders of war

A war between Soviet-supported communist North Korea and US-supported South Korea. Began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. Ended with a stalemate in 1950.

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• Soviet Afghan War